Method of and device for cutting out contour-bands used in coloring kinematograph-films.



SOMENGO.

Y'EUB F AND 'DEVICE POP GUTTNG OUT UONTOUR BANDS USED IN CGLOHING l EINEMTGGRAFH HLMS.v

APPIOFICE PILEB NOV, 2. ll.

y W1 Patented Apr. 2, 19 12.

[inventan umfrnn srnrns' PATEN CARLO SCIAMENGO,

0F TURIN, ITAL x METHOD or AND nnvrcn ron. cU'r'rrNG our ooN'roUIvBANDs Usnn 'IN `vztonolarINGfA KmmnroenArH-FILMS.

lamento.

,Spetincaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 2, i912.

Application med November 2, 1911. Serial No. 65`8,248.

To all whom` it may concern: y

Be 1t known that l, Canto Scinnnxco, a.

subject 'odhe King ot Italy. and residing of the picture.

The present invention has for its object to remove these drawbacks, and consists in an improved method of cutting out the said contour bands, in which an enlarged image romthe printed film is projected on to va screen, and the desired contour cut out from a Waste film by means of mechanism actuated by a. point which is traced over the prof file of the enlarged image.

The invention also consists in a device for carrying out the imprm'ed method', in which device the lm to be cut out is given a movement of advance corresponding to that of the `printed film, by means of a positive drive, and the point which is traced lover the profile of the enlarged image is connected to the instrument, operating the cutting out in such manner that the said instrument `faithfully reproduces .on a reduced scale all the movements of the point.

One example of a device for carrying out the improved method is illustrated diagrammaticaily in the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 is a a plan.

The device comprises a small table 1, in which is guided the film g, a contour band ofwhich is to be prepared. I The film 2 is given an advance movement in the usual manner by 4means of an intermittent y moving driving mechanism of any type, andthe image 0n the film is projected by means of a source Aoi' light 3 through a lens 4 in such manner as to give an enlarged image on a front elevation and Fig. 2

screen of ground glass for example. This f l o screen 5 1s mounted on a support 6 which also carries the guide 7 in which slides the for projecting andenlargingthe images of -is enlarged, the

film to be cut out. The mechanismfrdriving this film is actuated by a handle 8 and is positively connected to the mecl'iansmjdriv-` ingl the film Q, by means of gearing 9, 10, for example, sc that when the first film advances by one `pieture the second film advances e'xf' actly the same distance. is also mounted a jointed link vparisille'logram` of which one member 11 is provided with a point 12 which can be traced ovejrthe screen jon-the supporte 9 55, While the adjacentvlink'lcarrles a-Qpoint- 14 which can trace over thel film vxi'oving .1n

the guide 7, andocut the said film.; It? obvious .that this link'parallelogranifope'rates 'in the Vmanner'offa. pant-ograph-and while the operator guides the point llover-the' screen 5 on which the picture of 1x`nj2 point 14 suit-ably adapted for the purpose and mounted with the nede'lsi sary precision,l cuts vout a' Waste film-ul'ong Avignette of the originall film. The cutting out is thus executed with the greatest pre-v '75 acontour exactly equivalenttothat offthe f cision since the operator traces' out the en" larged figure on the screen 5 with the point 12. At the same time it is not necessa cut a printed film, since e -waste film o no commercial value may be used4 for the com" tour band.`

lVhat I- claim'as my invention and desire to secure by United' States Letters Patent 1. A method of cutting out contour bands as used in coloring4 kmematovraph ffi consisting in projecting and;enlarging the images of the printed film on to n. screen, tracing a point over the 'profile-.of said en'. larged images .and cuttinfrV a waste tilmfby means of a device cont-rolled by said point.

Apparatus ,for 'cutting out lcontour bands as used in coloring kinematogiaphv.

films comprising a table, :tscreenn saidf or projecting ltable, a printed-film, means tbe. images of the printed'film on .said screen,- i Y a band advancing lin accordance with the printed film, a point ca able of .being traced over the profile of the images-on the screen, means for cutting thel contour bandand'eonnecti'ons between said cuttingeans and the 'controllingpointf -rff 3. Apparatus for cutting out contour bands as used inv colo;` lng lrinma-tograpli4 films comprising e. tabe,'. la ground -glass screen in said table,` mpi" ted film, means reducing the scale.

ftliei'lprinted lm on said" screen, band advnncingz'n accordance with the printed film., a point capable of bein traced over 'the profile lof the ongtescreen, incense for cutting-the band and cpnnoctions 'between 4said. ,cutting means and the controlling pQlIlf 14. Appratus.. for' cutting out tciltoill films' comprising a table', a screen in -said table', a printed film, means for projecting the images ofthe printed film on said screen,

. means 'for 'advancing said `film, a Celluloid band, means-for advniici snidband in accordancenvitli the print film, a point cu.-

Ipsble of being `traced over the profile of the image on .the means for cutting the band and.cdniretions between said cntting Y means andljijihle ,1 controlling point.

5'. -A/ppargtiis fer cutting outv contour bands as used in coloring kinematogra'pn films comprising .a'tab`1e,.. s screen in Said table, a. printediilm, means for projecting p the images of the printed mm on saidsreen; 25 means for Aadwinning'` said-ilm, a WQLSQ imm', A

means for advancingffinid waste no cordance with the printediilm, a piint esi- -pable Ofbeing tiyficed overltlieiprol ofthe images on the screen, means for'eutt-ingft-lie Y Waste film and connections between sa-id'cntn t-ing ineens and the controlling point,

6. ApparatusI for cutting ont contour l bands asused in coloring kinemntogrph films comprising a table, a screen in said tgible,-a -printed film, "means for projecting and enlarging the 'images of the printed film nn sgiid screen, means for advnncinv said film, n band, means for advancing snit band positively cnnnected with means for advancingthe printed film, a. point capable of being traced over the profile of the ima-ges on the screen, means for cutting tbebnnd and a pantcgrapli connecting said point with the cutting means.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature ,in presence ofwtwo witnesses.

- CARLO SCIAMENGO.

Witnesses:

LA BRUNA Giov-ANNI,

.CARLO Ton'rA ING. 

